As happy as Ullmark is to be playing again, so is Sweden, which will have either him, Filip Gustavsson or Samuel Ersson starting when it plays Canada to open the 4 Nations Face-Off at Bell Centre in Montreal on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS).

After missing a month and a half with a back injury, Ullmark returned to the Senators lineup last week, just in time for the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off.

Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark, the 2023 Vezina Trophy winner who has nursed back problems this season, is ready to go for Team Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off, telling reporters Monday "it's been a long road

Off, goaltending could make the difference between success and failure for each of the four countries participating in the round-robin tournament that runs from Wednesday to Feb. 20. So just like as NHL.